11 King of the Mountain (2/2)

This entire entourage moved towards the city marketplace where Xue Wei was. Oblivious to this coming threat, Xue Wei had entered the first shop he saw to spend some of the gold he had brought with him.

The shop was covered in a dim light within the room, dust could be seen floating in the air, and a scent of herbs assaulted their noses as they narrowed their eyes, slowly getting used to the light.

Xue Wei was easily able to see the different herbs and took a deep breath. For some reason, he felt emotional having entered the shop, but no matter how much he scoured his memories, it was impossible for him to figure out why an apothecary shop was something nostalgic for him.

Without caring too much about it, Xue Wei shook his head and headed to the counter.

The man behind the counter looked at Xue Wei with surprise. Everyone knew Xue Wei within the city and to see him in a shop was truly rare. Especially seeing him with such a casual expression as the one he wore right now. It seemed as though nothing could faze him; even if another expert appeared out of the blue, Xue Wei gave off the impression that he would not bat an eyelid.

Still, this apothecary wanted Xue Wei to leave the shop as soon as possible. The longer he was in the shop, the more danger his shop was in. Every genius in town, except Shen Mu, hated him and a battle was bound to happen if they were to spot him.

”I need five pieces of ten-year-old Blood Ginseng and seven stalks of forty-year-old Corpse Grass. I also need three Solar Flowers that are around thirty years old and finally one beast core of the Earth Warrior rank, the first layer is enough.”

The apothecary was shocked when he heard the items that Xue Wei wanted to buy. Some of them were even poisonous! But all of them were easy to get their hands on; the rarest item was the beast core, but even that was somewhat easy to purchase.

Without even moving, the clerk did the math. When he was done, he looked at Xue Wei as if he had seen an idiot.

”That is a total of one gold, eighty-seven silver, and five copper coins,” the clerk said with a doubtful expression on his face. Yes, Xue Weiwas a young master, but did he really have the gold to pay this?

Although the items were easy to find, the Fierce Beast core was different. Everything that came from beasts was incredibly expensive, and especially their beast cores. Even the ordinary noble-born would not buy Fierce Beast items.

Without caring for the doubtful expression on the face of the young man, Xue Wei found two gold coins and handed them to the apothecary who instantly accepted them and returned the few silver coins and coppers that were extra.

Then he remembered that he still had not found the items and he hurried to pick out the items he had just sold. The core was placed in a jade box while the herbs were placed in metalwood boxes. He then packed all the things in a bag and handed it to Xue Wei.

Metalwood was a specific kind of wood that was used for storing herbs and other valuable items. It was highly sought after, and was often farmed by farmers in the northern areas of the Kingdom of Heping.

Accepting the packed-up items, Xue Wei nodded his head and turned to leave. Yet the moment he left the shop, he saw that a whole group of experts were waiting for him outside. Sighing, Xue Wei put the items he had just bought into a pocket and looked at the Young Master Li that stood in front of him.

Young Master Li was now a nine-layer Ordinary Warrior much like Shen Mu, but he used his power for bullying others, and Xue Wei had no good impression of him.

”Shen Mu, leave now, and I won't beat you up too,” Young Master Li said in a dangerously low voice as he took a step towards Xue Wei.

”Sorry, it turns out that Xue Wei is a friend of mine. How can I step aside while a friend of mine is in danger?” Shen Mu asked with a slight smile on his face, and the color started draining from Young Master Li's face.

”So you only dare to venture into town when you have protection, huh? You useless piece of trash. If I don't cripple you today, then I won't be the young master of the Li family any longer!”

He was livid with anger as he never expected that Shen Mu would actually stand up for Xue Wei.

Everyone looked at Xue Wei, and their eyes were filled with enmity, and suddenly a chill flashed by the eyes of the number two man under Young Master Li.

”Young Master, take care of Shen Mu. The rest of us will thrash that piece of crap!” he exclaimed, but shockingly enough, all he heard was a chuckle from Xue Wei.

”Would you look at that. It is like watching two monkeys playing King of the Mountain.” He said lightly, yet his words were heard by everyone present, and their faces turned pale from the shock of his choice of words. Was this the young piece of trash? Where did he get the courage to say such words?

”What did you just say?!” Young Master Li suddenly exclaimed, his face alternating between red and blue, anger flashing in his eyes. He had never before been insulted in such a way.

”I said, since you are a monkey, you are acting just as I'd expect,” Xue Wei continued as he shrugged his shoulders, a sinister grin appearing on his lips. He had endured for long enough; now it was time for some payback and to see just how powerful he was compared to these soon to be experts. At worst, he would be beaten badly, but that would not be the first time it happened.